Hey guys, i use to have a few panthers a few years ago and now getting back into it with a Veild that is about 8 months old from a friend and wanted to know what light fixture and lights would be recommended for him. He will be in a 2x2x4 cage. I have been reading a lot of posts on the subject...
If you click on my profile i did a write up on it like two years ago. Im planning on building a system very similar to it in the next month or so and ill document it as well. It worked for how i like to keep everything.
The gutter drain...i basically drilled a line of holes down the middle...
I made a my own Rain System using a pond pump and mister lines with tac holes in it. For me it worked the best. Made the most natural rain I have seen. You can see a Video on youtube. It maybe cost me 50 or 60 bucks to do everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xain5VhFujw
Has anyone ever been to Madagascar? And if so do you have any pics of wild chameleons from your trip? It would be interesting to see a pic thread on wild chameleons.
go to youtube and type in...panther chameleon rain system. that was my old set up and it worked great and was super cheap. i got the pump from harbor freight.
I have a few friends who have done that and have had plenty of success with it. I think like pssh wrote if you have plenty of cover and enough basking and feeding spots for each chameleon you should do fine... but they are very stressful animals so the more stress you have with them, and more...
I have two 5 gallon buckets one for fresh water and one for waste water. I fill the fresh water about once a week. And empty the waist water once a week also.
i very rarely spray anymore, i just turn the rain on four times a day for a few mins, keeps my humidity up in the 60% area and they get plenty of water to drink. they hate being sprayed anyways.
Thanks guys for the comments...I have used this now for about a month and its working great. Haven't had one problem. My chameleons drink like crazy. Every time it starts raining they go to their favorite spot and drink up. They also love the movement from the big water drips hitting the plant...
ok can you give a panther vitamin A with d3 thats for humans? in powder form, might be a stupid question not sure lol. my friend thinks his panther has a vitamin A problem... so thought id ask....
I'm still working on what works best. I've had my chameleons in these cages for less than a whole day. But I'm thinking of running it for 1 min every other hour or so...they seem to like it alot
Fountain Pump from Harbor Frieght-258 gph- $20.00
Home Depot-
clear 1/2" hose- $5.00
copper fitting- 1/2" thread to 1/8" nipple-$3.00
1/4" mister line, 50'- $5.00
1/4" mister line Tees-$3.00
2-5gal buckets-$5.00
1. I put the pump into the bucket, i took 2" of the clear 1/2" hose and...